This is an excellent point and should be reiterated often. The lottery is one of the more innocent gambling game. The delayed reward, low chance of winning sma

This is an excellent point and should be reiterated often. The lottery is one of the more innocent gambling game. The delayed reward, low chance of winning small amounts, and fixed schedule makes it so that it is not nearly as triggering of addictive behavior as other gambling games. Personally I think the lottery should still be illegal, but it provides a good baseline. Any gambling game that has more effective contingencies then the lottery should at least be heavily regulated (possibly banned). And stocks definitely do.